This has not been a successful technique in college football, but San Jose State has a new twist.

The Goldout. It’s much different from the Blackout. It’s gold, see.

The Spartans expect more than 20,000 fans to attend tonight’s nationally televised game against Boise State, and the first 5,000 get a gold T-shirt. That’s to go with the 5,000 or so already being worn by the Spartan Squad student section. There will also be ThunderStix to go with the color theme, and SJSU hopes all fans show the colors.

Last month, Nebraska fans all wore black against Virginia Tech, and Georgia fans did the same against Alabama. Both home teams lost.

“The only good thing on the market right now is gold. Gold prices are up,” said Tom Hastings, the athletic department associate athletic director who spearheaded the idea. “Hopefully, our fortunes are tied to gold as well.”